CHICAGO, Oct. 1, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Standard Parking Corporation (Nasdaq:STAN), one of the nation's leading providers of parking management, ground transportation and other ancillary services, today announced that at a hearing held this afternoon, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia signed the Asset Preservation Stipulation and Order entered into by Standard with the Department of Justice, and the applicable antitrust waiting period was then terminated. Because the District Court hearing occurred late this afternoon, Standard now expects that its merger with the parent of Central Parking Corporation will be completed tomorrow, October 2.

About Standard Parking

Standard Parking is a leading national provider of parking facility management, ground transportation and other ancillary services. With approximately 12,000 employees, Standard Parking manages approximately 2,200 facilities, containing over 1.2 million parking spaces in hundreds of cities across North America, including parking-related and shuttle bus operations serving more than 60 airports. More information can be found at www.standardparking.com.

More information about Standard Parking is available at http://ir.standardparking.com. You should not construe the information on this website to be a part of this release. Standard Parking's annual reports filed on Form 10-K, its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and its current reports on Form 8-K are available on the Internet at www.sec.gov and can also be accessed through the Investor Relations section of the Company's website.

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